IN PICS: King of Tourmalines to auction 400 artistic specimens

Tourmaline on cleavelandite. Gerhard Wagner, the proclaimed ‘King of Tourmalines’ is gearing-up to auction his collection of more than 400 artistic gemstone specimens, including some of the most significant ever mined, on June 7. The event at Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Texas, is expected to draw some of the world’s most significant collectors. The 432-lots include elbaites, schorls, aquamarines, liddicoatite and other magnificent specimens from around the world.

Tourmaline on quartz with lepidolite and cleavelandite, dubbed ‘The Flower of Pederneira’. Gerhard Wagner, the proclaimed ‘King of Tourmalines’ is gearing-up to auction his collection of more than 400 artistic gemstone specimens, including some of the most significant ever mined, on June 7. The event at Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Texas, is expected to draw some of the world’s most significant collectors. The 432-lots include elbaites, schorls, aquamarines, liddicoatite and other magnificent specimens from around the world.

Tourmaline on tourmaline. Gerhard Wagner, the proclaimed ‘King of Tourmalines’ is gearing-up to auction his collection of more than 400 artistic gemstone specimens, including some of the most significant ever mined, on June 7. The event at Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Texas, is expected to draw some of the world’s most significant collectors. The 432-lots include elbaites, schorls, aquamarines, liddicoatite and other magnificent specimens from around the world.